Guitar ability
Intermediate
Vocal ability
Lead singer
Vocal range
Tenor
Singing styles
Favourite genres
:: Vocals:
As child chorister (RSCM and school) :
1976: Child chorus for Joseph & His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Webber / Rice)
1977: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee, Royal Albert Hall (650-strong hand-picked RSCM choir)
1978: First Anglican Choir ever to sing High Mass at Notre Dame de Chartres Cathedral, France on Feast of Assumption (15 August) (Petite Messe Solennelle)
1978: Capital Radio School Choir of The Year Competition
:: As Teenager:
1980: Lead vocalist in 3 school bands
1982: Narrator / Lead Guitarist in original production of 'Romero' — original musical dramatisation of life and death of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador), assassinated 1981 (Composer: Liam Bauress)
:: As Adult:
1989: Backing Vocals / Lead Vocals / Guitarist / Clarinettist for pub band comprising members of local Dundee band Jo Public
:: Instrumentals:
1976-1983: Solo Clarinettist in school orchestra, jazz band and swing band
1982: Lead Guitarist in 3 school bands
:: Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Exam Passes:
1977: Piano — Grade III
1980: Theory of Music (and Composition) — Grade V
1982: Clarinet — Grade VII